KENNEDY COMMITTEE REQUEST FOR DECLASSIFICATION OF IG REPORTS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP77M00144R000300090016-6
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 2, 2006
• Sequence Number: 16
• Publication Date: November 6, 1975
• Content Type: MF

CONFIDENTIAL
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6 NOV 1975
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director of Central Intelligence
FROM Inspector General
SUBJECT Kennedy Committee Request for Declassification of
IG Reports
1. This memorandum contains a recommendation for your approval
in paragraph 5.
Background:
2. The Kennedy Committee has reviewed sanitized versions of two
IG reports to the DCI: the TOP SECRET 1963 report on drug-related
activities under Project MKULTRA and the 11 February 1975 SECRET summary
prepared for you on "'Behavioral Drugs and Testing." Committee staffers
have now asked that we declassify these reports in whole or in part for
release to them. Certain segregable portions of these reports have been
identified as releasable in declassified form by the DD/S&T., DD/O, and
my staff.
Staff Position: 25X1
3. However, these reports are internal advisory communications from
the Inspector General to the DCI. We have taken the position in connection
with the Freedom of Information Act in th such reports are
exempt from release under exemption 3-b-5tp I
This stand is similar to that taken recently by SecretaryKissinger regarding
advisory papers from members of his:staff. I believe declassification of
these Kennedy-requested reports in whole or in part would set a seriously
harmful precedent with regard to future requests for IG reports under the
provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. Moreover, it would doubtless
affect the manner, thoroughness and integrity with which inspection material
would be presented for the consideration of the DCI in the future.
4. I have discussed this matter with Mr. Warner and with Dr. Stevens
who concur in general with my position outlined above.
25X1
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SUBJECT: Kennedy Committee Request for Declassification of IG Reports
Recommendation:
5. 1 therefore recommend that the reports not be declassified
in whole or in part for release to the Kennedy Committee.
25X1
Donald Chamberlain
Inspector General
6 NOV 1975
APPROVED: DATE:
DISAPPROVED: DATE:
25X1" cc: OLC
DD/S T Dr- ens
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OGC r. Warner
Review Staff
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